Five Hamilton County stores were raided Wednesday in a counterfeit goods investigation.

Detectives assigned to the Hamilton County Sheriff's Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) and the Springdale Police Department executed five search warrants in an effort to identify and confiscate counterfeit merchandise.

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Three businesses were searched in the Northgate Mall: Premiere Apparel, Style HQ, and Nu Image. Two businesses were searched in the Tri-County Mall: Premiere Apparel and Customized Teez.

Items seized include counterfeit T-shirts, belts, jewelry, ball caps, and a variety of other clothing; also seized were stencils used in the manufacturing of counterfeit merchandise.

Most of the items were counterfeit Major League Baseball, National Football League, Nike, Fox, and Monster merchandise.

More than 2,500 items with a street value of over $250,000 was seized, deputies said.

No one has been charged with any criminal violation at this time. The merchandise seized will be thoroughly examined by detectives before further action is taken.